PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Personality Psychology, Pangs, Human Nature
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Trait-descriptive adjectives: adjectives that can be used to describe characteristics of people. ~20,000 in the eng language these features refer to variety of aspects of personality inner qualities of mind (ex. thoughtful) effects a person has on other ppl (ex. Charming,humorous) relational; a person"s position/stance towards others (ex. domineering) intensity of desire to reach goals (ex. ambitious) quality of mind and nature of the products we produce(ex. Creative) strategies ppl use to attain his or her goals (ex. Note: b/c there are so many aspects of personality, it is hard to come up with a comprehensive definition of personality. Personality: set of psychological traits and mechanisms w/in the indv that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his/her interactions with, and adaptations to, the intrapsychic, physical, and social environments. Psychological traits: characteristics that describe ways in which people are different from or similar to each other.
